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Newfoundland Labrador to offer apology for residential schools to Nunatsiavut Inuit
The Newfoundland and Labrador government will offer an apology to residential school survivors and their family members in Nunatsiavut and Happy Valley-Goose Bay next week. Premier Andrew Furey responds to reporters questions at a news conference, in Quebec City, Monday, September 25, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
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Auditor-General flags high salaries, lavish spending at Newfoundland’s Memorial University
A sign is seen on the campus of Memorial University, Friday, June 23, 2023 in St. John's. A report from Newfoundland and Labrador's auditor general takes aim at high salaries and lavish spending among higher-ups at the province's only university. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Joan Marie Aylward appointed Newfoundland and Labrador’s new lieutenant-governor
Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial flag flies in Ottawa on Monday, July 6, 2020. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed a new lieutenant-governor to serve Newfoundland and Labrador. The Prime Minister’s Office issued a statement today saying former nurse and politician Joan Marie Aylward will replace Judy Foote, who was the province's first female lieutenant-governor. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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‘We are sorry’: Newfoundland and Labrador makes first apology for residential schools
The NunatuKavut Community Council says the Newfoundland and Labrador government will deliver a long-awaited apology to former residential school survivors this week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie
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Newfoundland and Labrador minister heads to Saskatchewan to recruit as provinces duel for health workers
Nursing assistant 29-year Daria from Ukraine measures the blood pressure of a patient at the St. Johannes hospital in Dortmund, western Germany, on May 10, 2023. Within the framework of the promotion of the recruitment of skilled workers from non-European countries, against the background of the acute shortage of skilled workers in the health and care sector, approximately 80 people, including 20 nurses from Ukraine, have been trained as nursing staff at the Johannes hospital to date. In order to be able to start a new working life in an unfamiliar country, the linguistic, professional and cultural integration of international nurses into the world of the German hospital system is of extraordinary importance. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)
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Air Canada schedule changes lead to 54 job cuts in Newfoundland and Labrador, union says
Unifor says 54 workers with Jazz Aviation in Newfoundland and Labrador are losing their jobs because of service changes made by Air Canada. Grounded Air Canada planes sit on the tarmac at Pearson International Airport, in Toronto, Wednesday, April 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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As Newfoundland drug deaths soar, calls grow for overdose prevention site
Advocates in Newfoundland and Labrador are calling for overdose prevention sites to be set up as the number of deaths from toxic cocaine are on track this year to nearly double. Candice Chaffey opens a Naloxone kit as she poses for a photo in Toronto, on Thursday, June 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
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Mi’kmaq lawyers from Nova Scotia, Newfoundland appointed to Senate seats
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon makes an address during the Canada Day noon show, in Ottawa, on Saturday, July 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Tentative contract deal reached with registered nurses in Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey arrives for a health-care meeting with the prime minister, Tuesday, February 7, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Sex harassment case involving Trudeau Foundation should be heard in N.L., lawyer says
Kathryn Marshall poses for a photo at the Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court, in St. John's, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Marshall, a lawyer representing a woman who alleges she was sexually harassed by a former premier of the Northwest Territories, says her client would likely have to end her lawsuit if a judge determines it should be heard in Quebec. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie
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Deal reached in Newfoundland and Labrador crab fishery, harvesters to start fishing
Crab landed on the dock at St. John's Harbour on Thursday, May 6, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Labrador groups unite to tackle sexual violence
Deirdre Connolly, left; Stacey Hoffe, centre; and Petrina Beals with the Newfoundland and Labrador Sexual Assault Crisis and Prevention Centre, the Mokami Status of Women Council, and Violence Prevention Labrador, on Saturday May 13 2023. The organizations are pooling resources to launch a counselling centre in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L., for those affected by gender-based violence. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie
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Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project considered commissioned, CEO says
NL Hydro CEO Jenifer Williams speaks to reporters about the successful conclusion of testing of the Labrador-Island link, in St. John's, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Climate scientists push back on Newfoundland and Labrador’s ‘low-carbon oil’ claim
Siobhan Coady, deputy premier and minister of finance for Newfoundland and Labrador, delivers the 2023 provincial budget in the House of Assembly, in St John's, Thursday, March 23, 2023. Climate scientists across the country say there is no such thing as "low-carbon" oil, despite the Newfoundland and Labrador government's claims that it exists in the province's offshore. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Newfoundland and Labrador budget projects $160-million deficit, paints rosy picture
Newfoundland and Labrador Minister of Finance Siobhan Coady presents the 2021 provincial budget in St.John's on Monday, May 31, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Trudeau, Furey announce $10-a-day child care implemented in Newfoundland and Labrador
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters before heading into a meeting of the Liberal caucus, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Newfoundland and Labrador looks to London stock exchange to sell debt to Europe
Financial information is displayed on screens and a ticker inside the London Stock Exchange in the City of London on Tuesday, Aug.25, 2015. Newfoundland and Labrador says it is looking to European markets to better finance its debt. The province has listed $1 billion euros in bonds on the London Stock Exchange in hopes of attracting lower interest rates. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Matt Dunham
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Muskrat Falls hydroelectricity project encounters new problems as window for final testing narrows
The construction site of the hydroelectric facility at Muskrat Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador is seen on Tuesday, July 14, 2015. As Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey prepares for energy talks with Quebec Premier Francois Legault, a panel recommends the two strike a new Churchill Falls energy deal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew VaughanPRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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In Newfoundland, a tin of sardines in the premier’s office has something to say
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey and Quebec Premier François Legault pose in the office of the premier, at the Confederation Building in St. John's, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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